Freddie Mac’s June 12 Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed that the 30-year fixed mortgage rose 6 basis points to 4.20 percent. This marked the the second consecutive week that rates have risen. In the second week of June 2013, the 30-year fixed averaged 3.98 percent.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3211 (The Mortgage Choice Act of 2013) on June 10.

Affordability constraints, low inventory played roles

The Jean Sweeney Open Space Park Committee announced its new website last week: www.sweeneyopenspacepark.org. Designed to display information about the park, the site includes information on the several topics.

This summer Franklin Park will host four free concerts featuring classical music by The Alameda Music Project that are open to the public.

Alameda residents Elaine Farge (left) and Marlene Getz took the Alameda Sun with them to Cambodia and Vietnam recently to participate in a multi-faceted mission trip planned by a non-profit called Cambodian Child’s Dream Organization (www.cambodianchi

For the past month, a group of teenage artists have been hard at work at the Alameda Free Library. The teens designed and painted an entire mural themselves, despite having no prior mural experience.

After its meeting last Thursday, the Alameda Recreation and Parks Commission agreed to make an effort to restore the Isabelle Clark-donated bench at the south end of Jackson Park. The commission heard from a group of residents dedicated to preserving the bench. 

The Alameda Welfare Council will hosts its 86th Annual Summer Faire “The Stars of Alameda” from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 30, at the Albert H. DeWitt Club, the O Club, 641 West Red Line Ave.